Pastry cutter



Feb. 28, 1950 v D R S 2,499,309

PASTRY CUTTER Filed Oct. 2, 1946 76 IW UP 14 H 18 in? 5 15 17 "um H V/ VA 20 ////l /////A 19 Fi .8 m 57 INVENTOR.

RoberZ'BHarz-zs BY W fifw ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 28, l fi iJNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PASTRY CUTTER Robert D. Harris, Massillon, Ohio, assignor to The Enterprise Aluminum Company, Massillon, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application October 2, 1946, Serial No. 700,724

4 Claims.

The invention relates to pastry cutters and more particularl to a combined cookie, biscuit and doughnut cutter having a removable central portion.

The object of the invention is to provide a cutter of the character referred to which comprises a circular flange of sheet metal or the like of suitable diameter to form the periphery of either a cookie, biscuit or doughnut and a removable, concentric, circular flange of sheet metal or the like, adapted to be attached when the cutter is used for cutting doughnuts and to be removed when the cutter is used for cutting cookies or biscuits.

Another object is to provide a cutter of the character referred to comprising a handle having a circular sheet metal cup fixed thereto and provided with means for detachably securing a smaller circular sheet metal cup concentrically therein.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a cutter in which oppositely disposed, tangential tongues are stamped from the larger or fixed cup and the smaller or removable cup is provided with slots for engaging said tongues in order to detachably connect the smaller cup within the larger one.

A still further object is to provide such a cutter in which the stamped tongues are longitudinally corrugated or ribbed to strengthen and reinforce them.

The above objects together with others which will be apparent from the drawin and following description, or which may be later referred to, may be attained by constructing the improved pastry cutter in the manner hereinafter described in detail and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional View through the improved pastry cutter showing the inner cup removed for cutting cookies, biscuits and the like;

Fig. 2 a similar View showing the inner cup attached for cutting doughnuts;

Fig. 3 a bottom plan view of the improved cutter in the condition shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 a bottom plan view of the cutter in the condition shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 a fragmentary sectional view on the line 5-5, Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 a detached longitudinal sectional view through the inner cup;

Fig. 7 a bottom plan view of the inner cup; and,

Fig. 8 an enlarged, fragmentary section through a portion of the larger or outer cup 2 showing one of the stamped integral tongues by means of which the inner or smaller cup is detachably connected thereto.

The improved pastry cutter to which the invention pertains, is provided with a suitable handle indicated generally at II] which maybe formed of wood, plastic or other suitable mate,- rial shaped to conveniently fit the hand of the operator, being preferably circular in cross sec: tion and slightly tapered from its outer or upper end toward the enlargement II at its inner end.

An inverted'cup l2 of sheet metal or the like, having the circular rim flange i3, is concentrically fixed to the lower, enlarged end portion ll of the handle by any suitable means such asthe screw Hi." The upper corner edge of the cup 12 may be rounded, as indicated at l5, and in order to permit for the escape of air when the cutter is used, apertures it may be formed in the flat top wall I! thereof.

A pair of oppositely disposed, parallel, tangential tongues iii are integrally stamped from the flat top wall ll of the cup [2 at points near the center thereof. Each of these tongues is preferably provided with a longitudinal orrugation or rib IE to strengthen and reinforce the same.

The inner or removable smaller cup, indicated generally at 20, may be formed of sheet metal or the like and comprises the circular rim flange 2! and the flat top wall 22 having the rounded upper corner 23 therebetween.

This inner cup is provided with the central aprture 24 adapted to receive the head of the screw M as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, when the inner cup is attached. Elongated apertures 25 are provided in the fiat top wall 22 of the inner cup on opposite sides of the center thereof, these apertures being of sufficient size to accommodate the tongues 18 upon the outer cup.

When it is desired to cut cookies, biscuits or similar articles, the inner cup is detached and only the outer cup is used as shown. in Figs. 1 and 3. However when it is desired to cut doughnuts, the inner cup is attached as shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 5 in order to cut the hole in the center of the doughnut.

This inner cup it attached by placing it within the outer cup with the tongues l8 thereof received through the elongated apertures 25 of the inner cup and then giving the inner cup a slight rotation in clockwise direction as shown in Fig. 4, engaging the portions of the fiat top wall 22 of the inner cup adjacent to the apertures 35;

between the tongues l8 and the fiat top wall I! of the outer cup as shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 5.

In order to hold the inner cup tightly in position, the tongues l8 should be spaced below the flat top wall I! of the outer cup a distance less than the thickness of the fiat top wall 22 of the inner cup so that the same will be tightly wedged into'placebetween the wairzz and the tongues l8, and the ribs or corrugations l9 upon the tongues produce sufiicient rigidity to tightly hold the parts in this position.

I claim:

1. A pastry cutter comprising an inverted sheet metal cup having a substantially"horizontal top wall and a depending circular 'flanggea "pair of integral tongues stamped downward from the top wall of the cup and .parallel therewith and a smaller inverted removable cup having a top wall provided with openings shapedto receive said tongues, the top wall of the smaller cup being of greater thickness than the'spa-ce between *said tongues and the top wall of the first mentioned cup.

2. A pastry cutter :comprising an inverted sheet metal cup having a substantiallyhorizontal top flange, a headed attaching element centrally attaching the top wall of the cup to one end of the handle, a pair of integral tongues stamped downward from the top wall of the cup and parallel therewith, and a smaller, inverted, removable cup having a top wall of greater thickness than the space between said tongues and the top wall of the first mentioned cup, and provided with a central opening to receive said headed attaching element and with openings shaped to receive said tongues.

4. A pastry cutter comprising a handle, an inverted sheet metal cup having a substantially horizontal top wall and a depending circular flange, a headed attaching element centrally attaching the top wall of the cup to one end of thehandle, a pair of integral tongues stamped downward from the top wall of the cup and parallel therewith, said tongues being substantially rigid, and a smaller, inverted, removable cup having a top wall of greater thickness than the space between said tongues and the top wall of the first mentioned cup, and provided with a central opening to receive said headed attaching element and with openings shaped to receive said tongues.

ROBERT D. HARRIS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,797,859 Gage etalr Mar. 24, 1931 2,332,595 Paquette Oct. 26, 1943 2,358,795 Djidics et al Sept. 26, 1944 

